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ft.FO.
Epheftanr,Chap.
6.
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793
fiery
darts
of
the
devil!.
Firft,
then
we
heart
that
above
AB
things
tree
labour
of
er
faith,
our
sere
muff
be chiefly
about
this.
t
lohn.3.23
This
then
is
his
Commandement, that
we believe
in
the
name
of
his
Son Jefus
Chrift. This
is
Gods Commandement wherewith
wee
are
charged.
For
nothing
is
fo glorious
to God.
john
3.33.
It doth
give
God
a
tcftimoniall,as it were
of
his
truth,
and fealeth
that
he
is
true
:
and for
our
felves,
the holy Ghoft
makerh
all
our riches
to
come
in
of
it. Iam.2.5.
The
poore, God hath
chofen to
be rich
in
faith
;
not
onely
that,
faith it felfe
is
a
precious pearle, but becaufe
that by
faith
we have
all chofe
unfearchable riches
of
Chrift'
our
Lord
:
and
the
manner
of
our delivery
doth
Phew us
plainly,
what
care
we mull have
of
ir.
Forif
we bid
a
fervant buy many
things,
but above all,
fuch a
thing
;
he would
gather what
he fhould be
mot/
carefull
in
:
So here
get
other things,
but above all, faith.
Thus Paul,
Gad.
a. ao. Thus
now
I live
by the faith, &c.
and Heb.t
t.
All thofe Saints pleafing
God,
had this beljefc
towards him.
Now
then
to
the doing
ofthís,
wee
muff labour
to
ferret
out our
anbeliefe. Secondly.
,
u
enkindle
and
renew
our
dying
faith,
and
encreafe
it
:
the
firff
we
fhall
fnde
theft
waies.
Firft,
markehow we are affeitad tothe word
ofthreatning;whether
it breed
in us
feare, andcarefull declining
of
finne.
If
ye live
after the
flefh
ye flail
die.
If
this
were believed, we dud!
as
well take
a
Beare
by
the
tooth,
as
give
the
raines
to
our corruptions.
Who
is
fo
hardy
as
to
thruft
his
fingerinto
the
fire
a
butwe oftenthough we know nothing,
let our
felves
be
carried with lulls
through
unbeliefe;
Secondly, let
us
marke
how
we
are
affetied to
the
promife.
We
fee , becaufe
by
a
civili
faith we
beleeve man,
therefore,
if
we have a mans
word
,
for
this that
was defperate, we are
glad, we
fecke
to get
fecurity.
If
we
have
bonds
we
box them
up;
we know , when
they
expire
,
what to
chalenge by verrue
ofthem. Now
for
the
promife
of
God
,
which
fccureth
us
of
all
good temporal!,
and eternal!,
who enquireth
after
it,
who
feekerh
it
in his
heart, who rejoyceth
in
it, who faith,
I
looke for
fuch
a
thing,
by verrue
of
fuch
a
word,
my
God hath
fpoken
!
which
argueth
we
are
full
of
unbeliefe
e
Thirdly,
our
reflingin
meanes, and
leaning to them.
For,
fo
much
as
the
heart
cloth
refs
on
the creature,it
is
by
fin
withdrawne from the
Creator.
But
howmay
tre
;ode
this?
By
marking
boas
it
is
with
us three waies.
Ftrft,
if
we
ofed
means,
as
not
ufrng
them,what
meanes foever we
had, our
feare and
truftto God
would
be the
fame
as
if
wee wanted
them
:
For wewould know, that further then God did
fend
forth
his
word,they
could doe
nothing.
Secondly,
if
wee did our duties, and meanes were wanting, wee
would
be confident;
(till
remembring that
of
Ionathan
,
It
is
all one
with God, to
fave
with many, or with
few ; with fmall
meanes,
as
great,
Thirdly,
when
wee have things wee would thinke little
of
any
meanes;
but
afcribe
all
to
Gods
blef
ling.
Now
we doe
the contrary
to
chele
:
For
if
wehave meanes, upon them we
are fecure
s
as a
man
Ttt3
is